The Meeting Place: Truth and Reconciliation Toronto 2012
The Toronto Truth and Reconciliation Event will subsidize the attendance of Aboriginal survivors at The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Toronto event.
$ 15,000
May 7, 2012
Online Directory of Free and Low-Cost Legal Services
Centre Pro Bono Québec (Montréal, QC) is developing an online directory of free and low-cost legal resources and services available in Québec.
$ 46,642
March 22, 2012
L'ABC du recours collectif: guide a l'intention des associations de consommateurs
Coalition des Associations de Consommateurs du Québec (Montréal, QC) will develop a comprehensive guide on class actions to educate its members organizations and help them identify potential class actions. The Guide will be made available online.
$ 23,976
March 22, 2012
Sabbaticals for Directors, Instructors, and Supervisors at Ontario's Teaching Legal Clinics. Recipient: Hilary Evans Cameron
This program will enable instructors at teaching legal clinics to take a sabbatical to reflect on their work, on pedagogy, and to contribute to the debates on access to justice through writing on the issues that arise for them in the course of their work. Ms. Evans Cameron of Downtown Legal Services proposes to review and analyze the E-Team pilot, a project of Downtown Legal Services wherein a team of law students worked at stopping deportations.
$ 40,000
March 22, 2012
Sabbaticals for Directors, Instructors, and Supervisors at Ontario's Teaching Legal Clinics: Christine Sinclair
This program will enable instructors at teaching legal clinics to take a sabbatical to reflect on their work, on pedagogy, and to contribute to the debates on access to justice through writing on the issues that arise for them in the course of their work. Ms. Sinclair of Community & Legal Aid Services Programme proposes to develop A How-To Guide for Interdisciplinary Experiential Clinical Education in Law and Social Work.
$ 40,000
March 22, 2012
Muslim Marriage Contract Orientation in West
The Canadian Council of Muslim Women (Gananoque, ON) will hold a “train the trainer” session on its Muslim Marriage Contract Kit for members of its chapters in Western Canada.
$ 40,880
March 22, 2012
Legal Clinic Coordinator Position
The Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (Calgary, AB) will create a position of a part-time coordinator at its onsite pro bono legal clinic to help clients with paperwork, provide ongoing support to clients, and provide referrals to those not eligible for legal clinic services.
$ 29,900
February 23, 2012
IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (Yr III)
This joint initiative between The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law and the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law will provide legal scholars, students and practitioners within Ontario with access to leading research and practices in environmental law from all parts of the world. The project will also contribute to the profile and capacity of a global institute within an Ontario law school.
$ 80,000
February 23, 2012
Program Activities 2012-2014 (Y1 - 2012-2013)
The Ontario Justice Education Network will carry out programs that facilitate and support broad-based activity by the judiciary, the bar, the courts, and the education community throughout Ontario, with a primary focus on students and the strengthening of links between the justice and education communities.
$ 820,000
February 23, 2012
Program Activities 2012-13 (Yr 1)
The Law Commission of Ontario will continue to follow their mandate to: recommend law reform measures to enhance the legal system's relevance, effectiveness and accessibility; improve the administration of justice through the clarification and simplification of the law; consider the use of technology to enhance access to justice; and stimulate critical legal debate about the law.
$ 550,000
February 23, 2012
